Cant in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
Cant in Hindi हिन्दी
Cant in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
Cant in Marathi मराठी
Cant in Tamil தமிழ்
Cant in Telugu తెలుగు
Cant in Urdu اُردُو
Cant in English
- cant⇄adj. 1. having canted corners or edges.
2. tilted from the perpendicular or the horizontal; sloping. - cant⇄adj. 1. peculiar to a special language.
Ex. cant words of thieves.
2. used for the sake of fashion; affected.
Ex. to borrow a cant phrase.
3. marked by affected piety; insincere. - cant⇄cant (1), noun, adjective, verb.
- cant⇄cant (2), noun, verb, adjective.
- cant⇄cant (3), adjective.
(British Dialect.) lively; merry; brisk.
Ex. ... as cant as a kitling (Evelyn Waugh). - cant⇄noun 1. a sloping, slanting, or tilted position; lean; inclination.
Ex. The ship took on a dangerous cant to starboard.
2. a sudden pitch or toss which causes a person or thing to overturn or fall.
3. a turning or tilting movement. - cant⇄noun 1. talk that is not sincere; moral or religious statements that many people make, but few really believe or act upon.
Ex. Clear your mind of cant (Samuel Johnson).
(SYN) hypocrisy.
2. the peculiar language of a special group, usi - cant⇄v.i. 1. to tilt, pitch on one side, or turn over.
Ex. The sailboat canted over in the storm. The stone platform collapsed and the building canted over (L. L. Green).
2. to have a slanting position or direction; slope.
3. to swing away - cant⇄v.i. 1. to use cant; talk in cant.
2. to speak in the manner of a beggar; whine; beg. - cant⇄v.t. to use (expressions) merely because they are fashionable; say for fashion's sake.
Ex. I have heard the same cant canted about a much finer building (Macaulay). - cant⇄v.t. 1. to give a slant or slope to; bevel.
Ex. He canted the edges of a board.
2. to put into a slanting position; tip; tilt; incline.
Ex. The wind canted the ship to port. The sea broke in upon us, and the canoe being half full, cant